The Enemy Within

Rating: 8/10 (7 April 2020)

Synopsis: 28 days after a bicycle accident, Jim wakes up in a hospital. Only to later realize that humanity is almost extinct thanks to a deadly virus.
Alex Garland, writer of this movie and others like Annihilation or Ex Machina, does a great job as always by creating a more realistic and planned version than other conventional "zombie" films. And the recommendation is thanks to the originality of the script, since when you see it and remembering the current situation, you don't feel so detached from reality.
As it is usual to see in dangerous situations, and as in other post-apocalyptic movies, humanity's greatest danger is itself, people stop trusting, attack and lose their minds. It has been seen many times, but as this film is an ancestor of many, it is not a repetition.
The direction can be suffocating on many occasions, not as current as other films released in that year that are still relevant, and you can see the low budget in that regard, but the history, as well as the performances are so well worked that they make it impressive in several scenes. By impressive I mean situations that are very difficult to see, heartbreaking in the sense that living that would make anyone's throat lump.
Unlike other films of the type, among the protagonists there are no characters that are annoying to the audience. It is very entertaining to see them and I highlight the Brendan Gleeson character "Frank" which broke my heart.
There are 10 seasons of The Walking Dead and it is impossible how it continues to be justified, unlike this movie, and although both are in fiction, you can notice a great difference between what is closer to reality than to fiction.
In conclusion 28 days later, it is a film that has an original vision of a pandemic, and life after death for the entire world. With characters and events that feel real, and remind us that in such danger, our greatest enemy is us.